A Helping Hand to the Glorifying Genre of Metal

This was the first Anthropolgy of Metal and helping fellow metalheads and not quite there metalheads. Altar just copied my vision (although just more active than here)

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News: 6/3/10 - Starting this again soon. :)

News - 13/4/09 - UPDATE: Look in the forums for the old system if you want to see the recommendations. The new system is being updated every month, little by little, so it won't be all full until i get out of full time education - when i have time..

Started on: 12.12.08

News

25.5.09 – After a long break, I am back to fill in the gaps. This update is the new folk threads which you can find in the forum.

19.3.09 – I have created the FAQ thread with some of the most asked questions. I have also updated the overview and have created the News Log so this space does not get to long. - Leader

18.3.09 – I have done the Doom Metal Threads today and I have completed the Proto-Early Doom Thread so you can see what it will look like when everything is completed here. I am going to complete the rest of these threads probably later this week using this to help me. - Leader

For all past News go to News Log

Manifesto


The group was founded by HumanRejection who created the first detailed account of all heavy metal sub-genres. Despite a rocky start the group picked up with interest by the user base on Last.Fm and changed the way users looked at different types of metal.

The group’s main ambition is to become a recognised site in which worldwide fans of all musical tastes come and check out the hype about certain metal scenes within heavy metal. Teaching the values of metal and explaining the types of metal that have been made during the last several decades. A detailed account into Heavy Metal is right here on a click of a button with recommendations for starters and contributory factors for experienced metalheads. It is also a place to chat and personally communicate with fellow music lovers in an environment where the members running the site are as much in love with the subject as metalheads in general.

The site will also have bonus rewards for contributors that have worked hard to put in information to the encyclopaedia. The group works like a Wiki where users are encouraged to participate in the information that is published; however, it goes further to as it rewards the users with points which in turn can be replaced with membership, subscription benefits and/or gifts of some sort. It is not that it’s run on bribery but the group runs on quality feedback and rewards those whose work is irreplaceable. More Details Here

The group is to expand metalheads and potential interested fans of other genres into what they are most likely to like. The site is given like a book with certain genre overviews about the certain forums. It explains clearly about the history, musical aspects and other interesting facts in the genre which will help the user to make their judgement on what sort of metal they would prefer. Yes, of course there are users (and me) that can help you further by personally recommending you certain artists which will ease your way into the metalworld, but in metal it is about finding your edge on the music not another person’s expectation of you. The overall purpose is effectively make the users that join and reads the discussions of this group better equipped to their music style and expand their tastes.


Start now and read through the group-contributed Forums.

Note: there will be overviews of all sub-genres of heavy metal and explainations about certain aspects of the genre in question


Rule Threads

Please read the following thread(s). This will help, in the long run, the group and yourself to gain experience in the community. It is showing aspects where expectations of how to participate in this group and not be overwhelmed and well wrong.

General and Thread Rules


Genealogy of Heavy Metal

This section is the main body of the group. The threads below are the historiography of all the main sub-genres and their sub-genres of Heavy Metal. They are in-depth encyclopaedias with artist, album recommendations and a short summary of each artist.


PowerMetal Threads
Early/Old Power Metal
Speed/Extreme Power Metal
Epic/ Neo-classical Power Metal
Melodic Power Metal Recommendations
Symphonic / Progressive Power Metal

Death Metal Threads
Technical Death
Slam Death
Modern/ Atmospheric / Other
Melodic Death
Brutal Death
Blackened Death
Traditional Death/ Floridian Scene

Thrash Metal Threads
Death Thrash
Bay Area Thrash
Blackened/Euro-Thrash
Crossover Thrash
Technical Thrash
Groove/Post-Thrash
Power Thrash
Speed Thrash

Black Metal Threads
Early/Old Black Metal
Depressive Black Metal
Bestial Black Metal
Melodic/ Atmospheric/ Progressive Black Metal
Avant-Garde/ Other Black Metal

Doom Metal Threads
Early/ Proto – Doom Metal
Death Doom / Doom Death
Avant-Garde / Atmospheric Doom metal
Sludge/Stoner Doom Metal
Epic/Traditional Doom Metal
Blackened Doom/ Black Doom metal
Funeral Doom*
Undefined/Other Doom Metal

*Funeral Doom/ Nautical Funeral Doom/ Torture Doom Metal

Folk Metal Threads
Celtic Folk Metal
Oriental Folk Metal
Mittealter Folk Metal
Viking Folk Metal
Epic Metal


Other Forums

This section links all other threads which are actively posting on this group. Please make sure to read the description of each thread before posting.



The Dump Forum - The place where you suggest your ideas and put information for new 'major' genres or even sub-genres!

The Album Charts - where all the album recommendations are held with reviews, popularity of recommendations and other exciting stuff.

The Debate Forum - where active topics are debated and polls are place by any member of the group.

Milestones

50 members: 13/12/08 reached first time
100 members: 19/12/08 first time
200 members: 27/3/09 first time
500 members:

Affiliates

These are links to other groups which are closely knitted to this one.

The Alliance - Owned by Nardy7

Recommendation Artist Group - Owned by elhector_